
Art Director / Designer / Photographer
Canada

Art Director / Designer / Photographer
Canada
Bram Timmer is an award-winning art director, designer, and photographer that specializes in innovative new media design. Bram applies his creativity and expertise across a variety of media, including: web design and development; e-learning and interactive media; print materials; packaging; information architecture; illustration; immersive projects; and photography. Bram’s past and present clients include commercial and government institutions of all sizes, including Mastercard, Nivea, Kraft, Hershey, SC Johnson, CTV, CFL, Hewlett Packard, AMD, Adobe, Bombardier, Applebee's, Hilton Garden Inn, TELUS, EnCana, Alex Cuba, Jason Harrod, Meridian Credit Union, University of Calgary, Mount Allison University, FITC, Fever Films, Unplugged TV, National Film Board of Canada and many others.
In addition to his freelancing career under the alias Beside and photography under the alias Aside, Bram has founded and operated Dutch Blue Media and two/signed, provided inhouse design and development services for: White Iron, an award winning digital media agency in Calgary, AB; Webtek, where he worked as Director of Flash Development; and Blatant Media, where he provided animation, print, interactive and other services to support their e-learning platform.
Bram has a wide variety of interests and passions that inform his design work, including architecture, art history, digital culture, and visual arts in various mediums. In addition, Bram is an active contributor to Ventilate and Digital Abstracts, both well-respected design portals. Bram participates in a number of design and art-focused events, groups, and exhibits, such as the Pixel Gallery, Bargate Gallery, Flash in the Can (fitc.ca), Terminus1525, CBC’s 120seconds, Calgary Flash Users Group, Flash in TO, inter-action and others.
web design and development; e-learning and interactive media; print materials; packaging; information architecture; illustration; immersive; and photography.
Publishing, packaging, entrepreneurship, photography, speed, personal health, collaborations, contemporary art, travel, fun, experiments, music, advertising, film.
Contributor at Ventilate,
Contributor at Digital Abstracts,
Contributor at Digital Softbox,
Presenter at Fall Tour of Studios, 2007
Presenter at FITC Get a Job, 2007
Judge at FITC Awards, 2008
Judge at FITC Awards, 2007
Judge at CBC's 120seconds
FITC Awards - People's Choice - Winner, 2009
FITC Awards - Best Canadian Designer Website - Finalist, 2009
Advanced Photoshop Magazine Feature, 2009
Design Taxi Interview - The Front Seat, 2009
Designers Against Human Rights Abuse Book Publication, 2009
PixelArts Magazine Feature, 2008
Pixel Gallery - The Artillerist Exhibit, 2008
Bargate Gallery - Nu Visual Language Exhibit, 2008
Web Design Index Book Publication, 2008
Digital Art / Site Featured at Design Taxi, 2008
Flash & Flex Developers Magazine Interview, 2008
DT&G Magazine Feature, 2008
DT&G Site of the Month award, 2008
A5 Magazine Feature, 2008
Mowsnet Bronze Web award, 2008
Carpal Tunnel Magazine Feature, 2007
Flash in the Can (FITC) Interview, 2007
Flash in the Can Design Competition, 1st, 2007
ARFEX Best New Exhibit award, 2006
Site of the Day award - BigMag, 2006
Terminus1525 Action/Reaction Exhibit, 2004
SPOG Design Competition - Finalist, 2000
"Into the Millennium" Poster Contest - Winner, 2000